Clip for building materials



April 12, 1932. P. SATTERLEE CLIP FOH BUILDING MATERIALS Filed Feb. 7,1929 27 csar ere INVENTOR ATTORNEYS vice which is e is building PatentedApr. 12, 1932.

PERCY SATTERLEE, OLE DETROIT,

MICHIGAN, ASSIGN OR TO. GERALD M. PRZYBYLSKI, OF

DETROIT, MICHIGAN V CLIP FOR BUILDING MATERIALS Application filedFebruary 7, 1929. Serial No." 338,139.

This invention relates to a clip'ordevice for securing buildingmaterials to their supports or to other places of attachment and anobject of the invention is to provide adecheap to manufacture and may bequickly and easily manipulated in use, without the use'of tools. Afurther object is to provide a clip which is especially adapted for usein io securing'expanded'metal laths and other "fireproof buildingmaterials in place in the building of fireproof structures in whichPortland cement or similar materials are used. in a plastic state inconstructing the and which cementitious material parts and also the clipembodying covers the the present invention.

' With the above and other ends in view, the invention consists intheprovision of a or holding device which may be readily applied to thepart to be held by inserting the device and then bending or deflectingthe same to engage parts thereof withthe members of the buildingstructure to hold the 5 parts inplace thereon, the device when in placeoffering 110 obstruction to the application of cement in the completingof the structure. A further object is to provide sucha' clip with meanswhereby the workmen may H 30 readily bend or deflect the device by handinto engagement with the part to which it is to be applied and toprovide such a device having certain other new and useful features, theinvention consisting in such a structure embodying the several matters,all as hereinafter more fully set forth and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings inwhich Figure 1 is a view illustrative of the application of the deviceembodying the invention,

in use and showing the clip or holding de-.

vice as applied to the attaching of expanded metal lath to a metalI-beam;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section through Fig. 1 substantially upon theline 2-2;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 and illustrating the manner in whichthe clip is applied; I

simple in construction and -ing the use of the clip in securing expandedFig. 4 is a perspectiveview of the clip device detached; Fig; 5 1s adetail illustrating the manner in which the clip device is usedforsecuring metal latlr'to a channel frame member, said cl1p devicebeing modified slightly in construction for application to such achan--nel member;

Fig. 6. is a view similar to Fig. 5 illustratmetal lath to an angle beamor other L-shaped metal frame member;

Fig. 7 is a side elevationof a clip showing a slightly modifiedconstruction; and

Fig. Sis a perspective view of a modified construction of clip.

For the purposes of illustration, the device embodying ,thepresentinvention is shown as applied in use to hold expanded metal lath to theunderside ofan I-beam in floor constructions and other places wherebuilding materials of different kinds are to be secured to beams orother supporting members, particularly in a fireproof buildingconstruction. As illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates aportion *of an I-beam commonly used in constructing floors, walls andother parts of fireproof buildings where cement is applied to and coversthe metal lath. I

The device 3 embodying the present invention and as shown in Fig..1,comprises a single length of wire forming a straight body portion 4:having a hooked end 5 formed thereon to engage through the metal lath 2and hook over the edge of the flange 6 of the I-beam 1. The end of theclip, opposite that which is formed with the hook 5, is turned at rightangles to the body portion 4 and then bent backwardly upon this portion,forming a projecting handle portion 7 and the end portion. of the wireis then bent around as atS to embrace the wire adjacent the right 7angle bend9 and is then extended outwardly in a direction longitudinallyof the body portion 4 forming anextension arm 10 which is then bentsubstantially at right angles as at 11 to provide an end arm or hook 12.

In applying the clip 3', as illustratedin Fig. 3,the book 5 of the clipis first inserted through an Opening in the expanded metal lath 2andengaged over the flange 6 of the I-beam. The body 4 of the chip isthen brought against the underside o' the lath and the straight endportion 12 which extends at right angles to the body4= is insertedthrough an opening in the lath. This end portion 12 is then brought overthe opposite rlange 13 of the I-beam by the workman taking hold of theloop or handle portion 7 and bending the wire at the bend 9 until theloop portion 7 lies in the longitudinal plane of the body 4. Thisbending operation swings the end 12 over the flange 13 of the I beam andbrings it into firm engagement there- 1 with, thus, drawing the metallath firmly v againstthe base of the I-beam and securely attaching itthereto.

The arrangement is such that the bend 9 rests against the metal lathjust at the edge of the flange 13 and thus this edge portion forms afulcrum over which the wire of the clip is bent when the loop or handleportion 7 is deflected or bent into alignment with the body portion 4.The metal lathis, by this simple clip, thussecured to the I-beam andholds with suflicient strength to hold the lath in place until such timeas the cement or like material is applied and covers both the lath andthe clip or clips. Because of the construction of this clip andthemanner in which it is hooked over the part to which it is to beattached, this prevents the clip from turning when force is I applied tothe loop 7 to bend the wire and I when so bent, the end portion 12swings over the other flange or part of the member to .,which it is tobe attached and firmly draws that end of the body of the clip towardthesupporting member, firmly clamping and.

holding the metal lath therebetween.

With this construction of clip it is unnecessary to make the body it ofthe clip of an exact length to correspond with the width of the base ofthe I-beam because should this body portion of the clip be longer thanthe width of the base, said clip may be-placed at an angle across thebase, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and the metal lath will hold 1it in this angular position due to the engagethe securing of metallathto a channel mem-i her and in this case the body of the clip is;

lengthened sufiiciently to extend across the top side of the channelwith the hooked end the clip is to be applied.

portion 5 engaging the edge of the upper flange of the channel.

In Fig. 6 the clip is shown as applied to an angle bar and in this casethe body 4 of the clip is extended in length and bent intermediate itsends so that the hook 5 may engage over the upstanding flange of theangle In Fig. 7 a modified form of clip is shown in which-both ends ofthe clip are made alike, that is with a right angular loop 7 and a hookportion 12. -This clip is used where the hooked end 5 could not bereadily inserted and engaged with the member to which it lsto be appliedand in applying this mem- ,ber the two loops and handle portions 7 arebent downward into the plane of the body 4 thus rotating the bent endsof the wire about the angle bend 9 and projecting these bent ends intoengagement with the partto which ln Fig. 8 a further modifiedconstruction ls shown wherein it is made from a single length of wire toprovide a double clip, the intermediate 'or body portion of the wirebeing formed intermediate its ends with a hook portion 14 at the end ofeach body portion 4 with the ends of the hooks connected by a transverserun 15 of the wire. Thecnds.

of the wire are formed into handle and hook end portions the sameas inthe construction shown in Fig. 4. This clip is for use whereever. it ismore convenient and desirable to use a. doubleclipinsteadof a singleclip and as the two clips are connected by the connecting portion 15these two clip'sare held in alignment and in proper spaced relation.

Obviously changes maybe made in the particular way in which the clip'embodying this invention is formed,'the essential featuresof the presentclip being hooked and the opposite end portion provided with a bent endforming a hook and a lever portion by means of which this bent end maybe bent into engagement with'the part to which the clip is applied.Changes are contemplated in the particular construction within the scopeof the appended claims and I do not therefore limit myself to theparticular constructions shown.

Having hus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. A device ofthe character described .formed of wire with a body portion and thewirebent adjacent one end of said body portion to form a lever portionextending .at an angle to said body with the .end portion of the wirewrapped around said lever portion adjacent the meeting-angle of saidlever".

portion and body, and said'wrapped :a'nound portion being extended toprovide a portion to engage the part to which the devicev :is to beapplied and to be deflected into engagement therewith by bending thewire at :said bend by means of said lever portion.

2. A clip device for the purpose described comprising a bendable memberproviding a body portion and bent to provide a lever portion at one endof said body portion by forming a loop extending substantially at rightangles to said body, the end portion of the member beyond said leverportion being bent angularly to said body portion to engage a part towhich said device is to be applied, said member between said leverportion and end portion being engaged within said angle between saidbody and lever portion.

3. A clip device for the purpose described formed from a length of wireproviding a straight body portion and bent to form a hook at one end ofsaid body, and at the opposite end of said body, bent at substantiallyright angles to the body and folded upon itself to form a lever portionwith the end portion of said wire wrapped about the adjacent portion ofthe wire at said angle and extended longitudinally of and beyond saidend of said body, thence bent angularly to provide an end portionadapted to be brought into engagement with the part to which the clip isapplied, by bending said wire at said angle of said lever portion.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

PERCY SATTERLEE.

